OmicSnap.
A defined amount, never a guess.

OmicSnap collects a fixed, defined mass of stool (a standardised input for reproducible, quantitative microbiome analysis, without the variable scoop). Curated and supplied on the Humans Nexus platform; Immundiagnostik is the manufacturer.

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OmicSnap volumetric stool microbiome collection device by Immundiagnostik, on the Humans Nexus platform
The device

Volumetric stool,
standardised.

OmicSnap (the OmicSnap® NATcp system) is an all-in-one device for the manual collection of a defined amount of stool (on the order of 100 );mg (into a prefilled tube that stabilises and homogenises the sample for nucleic-acid-based procedures in the laboratory). Because the collected mass is fixed rather than estimated, the input to sequencing is standardised from patient to patient. Humans Nexus curates and supplies the device on its platform and assembles the regulated kit around it; Immundiagnostik is the legal manufacturer.

Why it matters

The scoop is the variable.

Classic stool collection takes an unmeasured scoop, so the amount of material entering the buffer varies from sample to sample, and a variable input undermines quantitative and comparative microbiome work. OmicSnap fixes the collected mass by design, the same way a volumetric blood device fixes the collected volume: standardise the input, and the downstream sequencing becomes reproducible and comparable across patients and across time.

Defined massA fixed amount of stool per collection, a standardised input rather than an estimated scoop.
Stabilised & homogenisedThe prefilled tube preserves and homogenises the sample for nucleic-acid workflows, ready for standard return.
Quantitative-readyA reproducible input suited to comparative and longitudinal microbiome analysis.
How it works

Dose. Stabilise. Return.

01Dose

The device collects a defined amount of stool (guided, hygienic, and the same measured mass each time).

02Stabilise

The sample drops into the prefilled tube, which stabilises and homogenises it for nucleic-acid analysis.

03Seal & return

Cap the tube and drop it in the tracked mailer, chain of custody from the first second.

On the platform

Assembled into a kit.

OmicSnap is curated onto the platform and assembled into a regulated Humans Nexus collection kit (device, prefilled stabiliser tube, tamper-evident return packaging and app-guided instructions, under its own UDI).

The deviceOmicSnap defined-mass stool collector with its prefilled stabilisation tube.
The consumablesTamper-evident return packaging and hygienic collection components.
The guidanceApp-guided instructions that walk the patient through a clean, defined-mass collection.

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Who it’s for

For quantitative gut work.

LaboratoriesA standardised input for reproducible microbiome sequencing
Pharma & CROComparable microbiome endpoints across a trial
Digital healthLongitudinal gut-health tracking that stays comparable
Public healthStandardised collection at population scale

Good to know.

What makes OmicSnap different from a standard stool collector?

It collects a defined, fixed amount of stool rather than an unmeasured scoop. That standardised input is what makes microbiome results reproducible and comparable across patients and over time.

What does it collect for?

The prefilled tube stabilises and homogenises the sample for nucleic-acid-based procedures (microbiome sequencing and related metagenomic work) in the laboratory.

Who is the manufacturer?

Immundiagnostik makes the OmicSnap device. Humans Nexus curates and supplies it on the platform and assembles the regulated kit around it. Method validation runs per assay before patient-facing reporting.

What is its regulatory status?

OmicSnap is CE-marked per the manufacturer. Device-level regulatory status is held by Immundiagnostik; Humans Nexus assembles the regulated kit around it.

The evidence

The research library.

3 papers

Sample type

Topic

Access

Toward a human whole-stool reference material for metabolomic and metagenomic gut-microbiome measurementsMandal et al. · Metabolomics · 2020 · Open accessA multi-institution workshop made the case for a characterised whole-stool reference material so microbiome measurements can be standardised across labs (addressing the absence of defined faecal inputs).Open-access full text (PDF)
Impact of sampling regions and storage methods on fecal gut microbiome and metabolome profilesLiang et al. · mSphere · 2020 · Open accessSampling region barely affected community structure but strongly changed metabolite profiles, and homogenising the stool was essential for reproducible metabolomics (underscoring standardised, defined preparation).Open-access full text (PDF)
Quantitative microbiome profiling links gut community variation to microbial loadVandeputte et al. · Nature · 2017 · PaywalledExpressing taxa as cells per gram of stool showed faecal microbial load varies ~10-fold between healthy people and drives apparent compositional differences (relative-abundance data alone can misrepresent quantitative change).

External links open an open-access full text where one exists, otherwise the publisher or PubMed record. These citations describe the published evidence for the collection formats and devices (not claims about specific Humans Nexus assays, which are validated per analyte and per laboratory).

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